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2500 MHz band gets (test) legs.(News)
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RCR Wireless News
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March 17, 2003
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2003 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: JEFFREY SILVA
The Federal Communications Commission last week unanimously voted to move ahead with what amounts to be "the great experiment'' for spectrum reform, proposing to make the 2500-2690 MHz band a test bed for a mix of advanced wireless technologies on frequencies used by schools and churches that regulators say are underutilized.
The plan to reconfigure the 2500-2600 MHz band reflects the boldest effort to date by the FCC to take spectrum reforms-including regulatory flexibility, unlicensed wireless expansion and market-driven spectrum licensing-out of the lab and into the commercial arena.
The FCC plan also addresses another goal. The agency ...
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